6JoshuaKimmich: Candidate Master, Blitz Specialist, Endgame Commuter
6JoshuaKimmich is a FIDE Candidate Master with a very online chess handle and a very serious blitz habit. The name may echo a famous German footballer, but this player does the midfield work on 64 squares, usually with about 80 moves of traffic ahead. A peak blitz rating of 2855 and a Candidate Master title make this profile more than a curiosity. It is a blitz chess account built for long games, late escapes, and opponents who thought the clock would save them.
The preferred time control is blitz, and the record backs it up: 737 blitz games in the sample, with 375 wins, 295 losses, and 67 draws. There is also a tiny bullet cameo of two games and two wins, which is the chess equivalent of ordering dessert, eating it, and leaving before anyone can ask questions.
A Blitz Player Who Refuses to Leave Early
Most blitz players treat the endgame like a fire drill. 6JoshuaKimmich treats it like a neighbourhood. The endgame appears in 79.84% of games, and the average game runs 81.17 moves. That is not a typo, and it is not a slow-motion replay. This is a player who will happily take a blitz game into a deep endgame and ask the opponent whether they packed a lunch.
The early resignation rate is just 1.02%, so quitting is clearly not a family tradition. Average moves per win is 79.27, and average moves per loss is 75.42, which suggests even the defeats come with a full itinerary. The first capture usually lands around move 7.3, so there is a short opening negotiation before the pieces start filing complaints.
The clock is a genuine weapon here. Timeout results include 82 wins against 35 losses, and 11 draws, which is a polite way of saying the flag has often fallen in the right direction. Resignation results are almost perfectly balanced at 230 wins and 233 losses, so when the game ends by handshake, it is rarely a walkover.
The Blitz Boom and the 2800 Club
September 2026 looks like the warm-up lap: 274 blitz games, a 2610 finish, and a rating that started at 1677 before sprinting upstairs. October 2026 is the main event: 463 blitz games, a peak of 2855, and a 2804 finish. The peak arrived on 28 October 2026, and 2855 (2026-10-28) confirms the number without needing a drumroll.
Naturally, this is not a profile that treats rating like a quiet hobby. It treats it like a pulse. The chart below shows the blitz rating ride across 2026.
The first-move menu is broad but not chaotic: 1.e4 appears 175 times, 1.d4 154 times, and 1.Nf3 36 times. The c4 and e3 and d3 and a3 appearances are rare enough to count on one hand, which is probably how they prefer it.
Opening Menu: Sicilian Alapin, Caro-Kann, and a Few Back-Alley Lines
The busiest opening is the Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, with 27 games, 13 wins, 11 losses, and 3 draws. The Alapin Sherzer Variation adds 14 more games and a 64.29% win rate, so the Sicilian conversation clearly has a preferred accent. The Caro-Kann Defense is even friendlier on paper: 14 games, 10 wins, 4 losses, and a 71.43% win rate. When the Caro-Kann shows up, the opponent should check whether they left the handbrake on.
The King's Indian Defense: Larsen Variation is another dependable address, with 18 games, 11 wins, 5 losses, and 2 draws. As White, that same Larsen setup produced 16 games, 11 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, a 68.75% win rate. The QGD 6.Nf3 line also performed well with 8 wins from 11 games. The Nimzo-Indian Classical Variation added 6 wins from 9 games, because apparently one complex Indian defense was not enough.
Then there is the fun stuff. The Blackburne Shilling Gambit appears 17 times, with 7 wins, 6 losses, and 4 draws. It is a line with a pickpocket's reputation, and this player keeps it in the bag anyway. The Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack shows up 22 times. The Döry Defense appears 16 times. The Modern Defense gets 15 games. This is a player who collects opening names the way other people collect restaurant receipts.
The Blackburne Shilling Gambit is not the only curiosity. The English Opening: Drill Variation produced a 87.5% win rate as Black across 8 games, which is the sort of number that makes opponents suspicious of the word "Drill". Meanwhile, the Australian Defense as White went 2 wins and 6 losses, a reminder that even a broad opening menu has a few dishes best left in the kitchen.
Rivalries, Bogeymen, and a Perfect Record
The most frequent opponent is Roberto Mogranzini, faced 7 times. The record reads 4 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, which is a respectable plus score against a Grandmaster and a useful line on the chess CV. The profile does not need a parade, but it can absolutely keep the scorecard.
Against curiouschessguy07, the record is a clean 4 wins from 4 games, a perfect run that probably deserves a small trophy and a larger asterisk. Against ntdvan12, the story flips: 4 games, 4 losses, no draws. Every profile needs a bogeyman, and this one has a very specific one. klotera also caused trouble with 1 win, 3 losses, and 1 draw. alexlion23 and jamythesaint each provided five-game struggles, because rivalries are rarely tidy.
Comeback Chess and Clock Culture
The comeback rate is 89.12%, and the win rate after losing a piece is 49.41%. Losing a piece is apparently a minor inconvenience, like losing an umbrella on a windy day. The tactical awareness numbers are not shy either: 3.04 checks per game, with the rook responsible for 804 of 2,243 checks. When the rook starts checking, the opponent should probably cancel evening plans.
First to check in 58.21% of games, with a 56.4% win rate when first to check, this is a player who likes to set the agenda. When checked first, the win rate dips to 46.91%, but the comeback rate suggests the story is rarely over. A tilt factor of 10 is listed, which sounds less like a warning siren and more like a weather report.
The weekly schedule is a proper soap opera. Saturday is the best day at 62.13%, Sunday follows at 55.97%, and Thursday collapses to 31.58%. Thursday is the weekly trap game. The best hour is 11:00 with a 85.71% win rate, with 12:00 close behind at 83.33%. The 6:00 hour also produced a 66.67% cameo. If a match needs scheduling, late morning is the polite recommendation.
Signature Traits and a Sample Sicilian
- Candidate Master title, with a blitz-first diet and a bullet record of 2 wins from 2 games.
- Long games, deep endgames, and a 1.02% early resignation rate.
- Sicilian Alapin, Caro-Kann, and King's Indian Larsen as recurring opening addresses.
- Rook checks as a house specialty, with 804 checks delivered by the rook.
- A longest winning streak of 11 and a current streak of 3, plus a longest losing streak of 10 that clearly did not end the story.
A typical Alapin shape gives a quick look at the opening flavour:
Put simply, 6JoshuaKimmich is a Candidate Master and blitz chess specialist who wins with preparation, patience, and a suspicious tolerance for chaos. The opening menu is wide, the endgame frequency is enormous, and the clock is less a limit than a co-conspirator. Opponents can expect a long game, a rook check at an awkward moment, and a very polite refusal to resign.